To:HIS MOTHER

Published:First published in 1929 in the journalProletarskaya RevolyutsiyaNo. 11. Sent from Pskov to Podolsk. Printed from the original.Source:Lenin Collected Works, Progress Publishers,1977, Moscow,Volume 37, page296.Translated:The Late George H. HannaTranscription\Markup:D. MorosPublic Domain:Lenin Internet Archive.You may freely copy, distribute, display and perform this work, as well as make derivative and commercial works. Please credit “Marxists Internet Archive” as your source.•README

May 18, 1900

Justa few lines, Mother dearest, to let you know that
my departure has unfortunately been delayed for a time,
but not for long; I hope to see you on Sunday or on
Tuesday evening, the 21st or the
23rd.[2]Many kisses and please
do not worry about my health; I now feel quite well and walk
a lot as we are having such glorious weather. After two
or three days of rain everything is green, there is no dust
yet, the air is wonderful, so you can’t help wanting to beins
Grüne.[1]

Yours,V. U.

Seeyou soon.

[1]Inthe country (Ger.)—Ed.

[2]Lenin’sjourney to Podolsk was delayed. On May 20, 1900 he
went secretly to St. Petersburg to meet local Social-Democrats
and establish means of communication to be used after his leaving
Russia. On May 21 he was arrested for illegal entry into the
capital. He was released on May 31 and was dispatched to Podolsk
in the company of a police official, arriving on June 1.